74 Challenger Canadian Restoration

[daaboots]

It's been minus a million degrees in Ottawa lately.  .  Probably got lots of garage time in? 

Bah! We had one sorta kinda cold night and everyone FREAKED out 

Haven't touched the car since the last video. I'm waiting for the firewall and related parts to show up. Until then, there's only a few little things I can fix up, and I haven't found the motivation to get my ass in gear.

[dodj]

My sister is in Orleans..she said -40*?

[anlauto]

 

My sister is in Orleans..she said -40*?

...well it's forty below and I don't give a  , got heater in my truck and I'm off to the rodeo.....


Get back in the garage...we need another video to watch...

[daaboots]

Next video is live! I repaired the front driver side rocker panel. I should have a bunch more parts in a month to start putting the firewall back together.

[daaboots]

I'm back at it! New door post and firewall is slowing going in 

[daaboots]

New video! I just finished installing the a-post pillar (door hinge post)

[7212Mopar]

Amazing how much work it takes to rebuild a body. May be put hinges on and test fit the door at this time?

[Dmod1974]

Been there, done that, and I don't miss or envy this stage of a build.

Yup, that cowl side piece fits like crap.  My AMD ones also had that incorrect bend and the notches did not line up with the OE pieces.  Also, double check the parking brake weld nut on the driver side.  Mine was welded on the wrong side!  That would have been really bad if I didn't catch and correct it before going together.

[daaboots]

Been there, done that, and I don't miss or envy this stage of a build.

Yup, that cowl side piece fits like crap.  My AMD ones also had that incorrect bend and the notches did not line up with the OE pieces.  Also, double check the parking brake weld nut on the driver side.  Mine was welded on the wrong side!  That would have been really bad if I didn't catch and correct it before going together.

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one with fitment issues. I'll check out that parking brake nut. What side should it be on?

[Dmod1974]

Been there, done that, and I don't miss or envy this stage of a build.

Yup, that cowl side piece fits like crap.  My AMD ones also had that incorrect bend and the notches did not line up with the OE pieces.  Also, double check the parking brake weld nut on the driver side.  Mine was welded on the wrong side!  That would have been really bad if I didn't catch and correct it before going together.

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one with fitment issues. I'll check out that parking brake nut. What side should it be on?

It should be on the backside of the panel so that the parking brake pedal assy. sits flush on that panel.  On mine, and several others I've seen, the weld nut was on the wrong side so the parking brake assy. would sit on top of the tiny weld nut instead of flush against the panel.  It might still physically bolt up since the stud holes on the firewall are pretty big, but the bolt hole end is sitting up on a 1/2" diameter nut instead of fitting tightly against the cowl side panel with way more surface area.  That's assuming the bolt hole in the parking brake assy. isn't so large that the weld nut passes through it.  I fixed mine instead of waiting to find out if it would work at all.

[Dmod1974]

And here's the parking brake assy.  That bolt hole is slotted and pretty big....  Not sure if it would pass through and prevent you from tightening it down or not.

[daaboots]

Been there, done that, and I don't miss or envy this stage of a build.

Yup, that cowl side piece fits like crap.  My AMD ones also had that incorrect bend and the notches did not line up with the OE pieces.  Also, double check the parking brake weld nut on the driver side.  Mine was welded on the wrong side!  That would have been really bad if I didn't catch and correct it before going together.

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one with fitment issues. I'll check out that parking brake nut. What side should it be on?

It should be on the backside of the panel so that the parking brake pedal assy. sits flush on that panel.  On mine, and several others I've seen, the weld nut was on the wrong side so the parking brake assy. would sit on top of the tiny weld nut instead of flush against the panel.  It might still physically bolt up since the stud holes on the firewall are pretty big, but the bolt hole end is sitting up on a 1/2" diameter nut instead of fitting tightly against the cowl side panel with way more surface area.  That's assuming the bolt hole in the parking brake assy. isn't so large that the weld nut passes through it.  I fixed mine instead of waiting to find out if it would work at all.

Thanks for the heads up!

[daaboots]

Still plugging away on the firewall

[jimynick]

Comin' along! I can see that you're not paying for the mig wire the way you welded that hinge pillar to the firewall! LOL One of the things I admire about your repair is your tenacity! There is no way in hell you can repair one of these things in the state ours were in, without it. You'll get a great high one day as you sit and look at her and you'll have earned every bit of it. Roll on lad, roll on!

[daaboots]

Comin' along! I can see that you're not paying for the mig wire the way you welded that hinge pillar to the firewall! LOL One of the things I admire about your repair is your tenacity! There is no way in hell you can repair one of these things in the state ours were in, without it. You'll get a great high one day as you sit and look at her and you'll have earned every bit of it. Roll on lad, roll on!

Thanks Ian! LOL... what's a few dollars of mig wire at this point eh